strabismus

[ struh-biz-muh s ]
/ strəˈbɪz məs /

noun Ophthalmology.

a disorder of vision due to a deviation from normal orientation of one or both eyes so that both cannot be directed at the same object at the same time; squint; crossed eyes.

Origin of strabismus

1675–85; < New Latin < Greek strabismós, equivalent to strab(ós) squinting + -ismos -ism

OTHER WORDS FROM strabismus

stra·bis·mal, stra·bis·mic, stra·bis·mi·cal, adjective stra·bis·mal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for strabismus

strabismus
/ (strəˈbɪzməs) /

noun

abnormal alignment of one or both eyes, characterized by a turning inwards or outwards from the nose thus preventing parallel vision: caused by paralysis of an eye muscle, etc Also called: squint

Derived forms of strabismus

strabismal, strabismic or strabismical, adjective

Word Origin for strabismus

C17: via New Latin from Greek strabismos, from strabizein to squint, from strabos cross-eyed

Medical definitions for strabismus

strabismus
[ strə-bĭzməs ]

n.

A visual defect in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an objective because of imbalance of the eye muscles. heterotropia squint tropia

Other words from strabismus

stra•bismal (-məl) null adj.